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EAST LANSING — A mass shooting the night of Feb. 13 on the Michigan State University campus in East Lansing has tragically claimed the lives of two recent graduates of the Grosse Pointe Public School System.

Brian Fraser, 20, of Grosse Pointe Park — a graduate of Grosse Pointe South High School’s Class of 2021 — and Arielle Anderson, 19, of Harper Woods — a graduate of Grosse Pointe North High School’s Class of 2021 — were among the three students fatally wounded by the shooter.

Both high schools had a moment of silence Feb. 14 in honor of their fallen alumni.

Alexandria Verner, 20, of Clawson, also died in the incident.

GPPSS Superintendent Jon Dean reached out to parents by email Feb. 14 and on the district’s website upon learning that two of the victims were from the district.

“As a proud Spartan parent (my daughter graduated from MSU last winter), my heart broke last night when I learned of the shooting at MSU,” Dean wrote.

“Unfortunately, I am writing to you today to share that this tragedy is impacting GPPSS even more closely. Earlier this morning, I learned that both Grosse Pointe

ABOVE: Arielle Anderson was an aspiring surgeon known for her warm smile and kind heart.

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RIGHT: Brian Fraser was a business student and president of his fraternity at Michigan State University.

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GROSSE POINTES — Sometimes, there are no words.

At church services across the Grosse Pointes

last week, parents and students exchanged often silent hugs as they mourned the losses of two of their own: Brian Fraser, 20, of Grosse Pointe Park, a 2021 graduate of Grosse Pointe South High School, and Arielle Anderson, 19, of Harper Woods, a 2021 graduate of Grosse Pointe North

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WOODS — An allocation from the Grants and Community Services Division of the Michigan State Police will enable the Grosse Pointe Woods Public Safety Department to install a school resource officer at Grosse Pointe North High School starting this fall.

At a Feb. 6 Woods City Council meeting, the council voted unanimously in favor of accepting the grant and paying a portion of the officer’s salary.

“After the Oxford (High School) shooting (in 2021), we had many meetings with school administrators,” Public Safety Director John Kosanke said. “There was interest on both sides to have a school resource officer. The thing that held it up was funding.”

A Feb. 2 memo from Kosanke to City Administrator Frank Schulte explained that the officer “will help to enable a safe and secure environment for local students.”

The grant will cover roughly 45% of costs associated with salary and benefits for the officer. At press time, the grant was in place for three years. Of the $444,000 estimated costs over those three years — which includes $25,000 in initial hiring costs — the grant would cover $66,028.67 annually, or about $198,086 over the three-year span.

The officer would work full-time in the school during the school year, from roughly mid-August to mid-June, or about nine months per year, Kosanke explained. During the summer, the officer would work out of the Woods Public Safety Department to help with manpower at a time when many officers are taking vacaSee OFFICER on page 9A

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soon. Fraser was an MSU sophomore studying business, and he was president of his fraternity, Phi Delta Theta. Anderson had already achieved junior status — she hoped to graduate early — and she planned on becoming a surgeon.

At a candlelight vigil for Anderson Feb. 18 at First English Evangelical Lutheran Church in Grosse Pointe Woods, the Rev. Don Robinson Sr., pastor of Greater Missionary Baptist Church in Detroit, remembered meeting Anderson, who sometimes attended services there.

“Arielle — her smile just lit up a room,” Robinson said.

“She had one of those smiles that made you smile. … She was a beautiful soul, and she brought so much joy to people.”

A crowd of mourners that included friends, family and fellow students easily exceeded First English’s capacity of about 400; the Rev. Sean Motley, the pastor, said he estimated attendance for the vigil to be about 550 to 600, with attendees filling the hallways as well as the sanctuary.

Tears streamed down Periyanna Moore’s face as the 22-year-old remembered Anderson, her cousin. Moore said her heart “was shattered” by Anderson’s death.

“She’s very loved, very, very loved,” Moore said.

Anderson’s aunt, Kim Spivey, said her niece brightened the lives of everyone around her, including strangers.

“She brought a light to everybody she met,” Spivey said.

Dozens of mourners were still on hand for a balloon launch in Anderson’s memory outside First English. Attendees were asked to turn on the flashlights on their phones to

illuminate the balloons as they drifted into the heavens.

St. Paul on the Lake Catholic Church in Grosse Pointe Farms — the parish of the Fraser family — held a prayer vigil for Fraser Feb. 15 that also honored the memories of Anderson and Alexandria Verner, the third victim killed in the shooting, from Clawson.

On Feb. 16, Grosse Pointe United Methodist Church in Grosse Pointe Farms held a candlelight vigil for the victims, and on the same night, Grosse Pointe Memorial Church in the Farms conducted a prayer service.

At the St. Paul prayer vigil, students were asked to step forward and light candles. A long line of high school and college students solemnly stepped forward — many in MSU clothing, and a number of them in Phi Delta Theta hoodies. When they were done, more than 100 candles glowed brightly in front of the altar.

The Rev. Jim Bilot, the pastor at St. Paul, led the prayer vigil. The church far exceeded its seating capacity of 520, with people lined up along the walls and spilling out the back; some estimates put the crowd at around 700. Bilot encouraged attendees to pray for the families and loved ones lost in the shooting, saying prayer “is the most important thing” they could do for those grieving these losses.

Grosse Pointe Memorial Church also experienced an overflow crowd, with about 425 people filling the standingroom-only sanctuary. The Rev. Jeff Lincicome, the pastor and head of staff, said that as the parent of an MSU student, Feb. 13 was “my worst nightmare.” His daughter told him she barricaded herself in her dorm room after she returned from an evening chemistry class to news that a shooter was terror-

Mourners hold candles aloft for Arielle Anderson as they honor her memory and pray for her family during a service Feb. 18 at First English Evangelical Lutheran Church in Grosse Pointe Woods.

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izing the campus. As was the case at St. Paul, the church was filled with students, many of whom knew one or more of the victims.

The Grosse Pointe Memorial service was also available to watch online on YouTube. At press time, it had more than 400 views.

On the St. Paul website, Bilot remembered Fraser, who had attended St. Paul on the Lake Catholic School.

“He was a college student, studying and at work when his life ended,” Bilot wrote.

“He was a beautiful young man. He was a light with his constant smile and good nature. He loved St. Paul School and his time learning and making friends. He was active in Youth Ministry while in high school before heading off to MSU. He is the beloved son of Sean and Mia, and loving brother to Micaela.”

On its Twitter page, the Grosse Pointe South Blue Devil Swim & Dive Team offered thoughts and prayers to the Fraser family as they remembered their former teammate.

“Brian had an infectious smile and sense of humor that could light up the pool deck and bring laughter to the entire team,” they posted.

Fraser was also a lifeguard at the Country Club of Detroit in Grosse Pointe Farms.

This summer would have marked his sixth year in that position.

Fraser’s fraternity brothers paid tribute to him as well. They issued a statement that read: “Brian was our leader, and we loved him. He cared deeply about his Phi Delt brothers, his family, Michigan State University and Phi Delta Theta. We will greatly miss Brian and mourn his death deeply as our chapter supports each other during this difficult time.”

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Loved ones of Arielle Anderson hold a balloon launch after a candlelight vigil at First English Evangelical Lutheran Church in Grosse Pointe Woods Feb. 18.

Although his family wasn’t granting interviews, they remembered Fraser in his obituary, writing: “Brian lived his life full of love. He was compassionate, caring and well rounded. Brian enjoyed laughing and having fun with family and friends. He was part of a large extended family and loved to be around everyone, whether it was at holiday celebrations, casual gatherings or vacations. Brian was a wonderful son and brother. He had many friends and cherished time spent with them. Brian will not only be remembered for his infectious smile and beautiful blue eyes, but also for enjoying his life in the way all young people should. Brian embraced life and had so much to offer. He will be sorely missed by all those he touched.”

Fraser’s parents and his fraternity established a scholarship in his name, the Brian Fraser Presidential Memorial Scholarship, which organizers said would help future Michigan Beta presidents cover their education costs. At press time, the scholarship had received more than $103,000 worth of donations — well above the initial goal of $75,000 — from more than 1,200 donors.

Fraser’s funeral was held Feb. 18 at St. Paul on the Lake. Anderson’s funeral was slated at press time to take place Feb. 21 at Zion Hope Baptist Church in Detroit.

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The Grosse Pointe-based community choir One Voice will present “The Great American Songbook” at 4 p.m. March 4 at Grosse Pointe South High School in Grosse Pointe Farms. Songs by legends like Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong will be performed. Special guests include Paul King and Jiana Hunter, along with the Scott Gwinnell Trio.

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At the Woods Branch of the GPPL, Lisa Burns is the new teen librarian, and Adam Pecar is the DREAM Lab librarian. Also at the Woods Branch, Jeff Mauer has moved from a substitute librarian to a part-time librarian.

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At the Ewald Branch in Grosse Pointe Park, Alexis Smith is the new emerging technologies librarian.

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The Grosse Pointe South Choir — and some of its members — will need to make room on the shelf for new awards. Under the vocal direction of Vince Matia and with choreography by Dallas Pritt, The Pointe Singers received first place in their division and were named Grand Champions Feb. 6 at the Walsh Jesuit Great Lakes Invitational in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.

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tions, Kosanke said.

Because the officer would only be working for the city for a quarter of the year, for the costs not covered by the grant, Kosanke said the Woods would be paying 25% of the annual costs associated with the officer, for an average of $20,492.83, with the Grosse Pointe Public School System chipping in 75%, or an annual average of $61,478.50.

Noting that high schoolers from Grosse Pointe Shores attend North, City Councilwoman Vicki Granger asked if the Shores might be willing to pay anything toward the cost of the officer.

“I think it’s at least worth putting the question out there,” Granger said.

She added that the Woods already pays all the costs associated with crossing guards for schools in the city that are also attended

by Shores youths.

While Kosanke said he could look into this, Mayor Arthur Bryant expressed caution.

“The only time (the officer) wouldn’t be working for the schools, the officer would be working for us,” Bryant said.

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School in Grosse Pointe Farms.

“There was only enough grant money for one officer (for the school district),” Kosanke told the council.

Even if the grant isn’t continued after the first three years, Kosanke said he didn’t foresee any layoffs in his department because several officers are slated to retire in the next several years, so the position could easily be absorbed due to attrition.

In addition, because of the costs to hire and train a new officer, it would be financially beneficial for the department to absorb the school resource officer.

“I think this is a wonderful program, and I’m happy you’re pursuing this,” City Councilman Thomas Vaughn told Kosanke.

Since an officer already with the Woods Public Safety Department is likely to take the school resource officer position, Kosanke said the department probably will need to hire a new officer to fill that vacancy. In addition, he said he needs to meet with school officials and conduct contract talks about this position, among other tasks that need to be tackled to make this possible.

“There’s a lot to do in a short amount of time,” Kosanke said.

While this might seem new, Bryant said the district had a school resource officer in the 1960s.

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How can we have our community impacted in this personal way?”

Dean held a press conference the afternoon of Feb. 14 at the Barnes Early Childhood Center in Grosse Pointe Woods. He said word of the shooting, and that two of the victims had ties to the district, began spreading among students before school had even started for the day. Once school officials learned of the connection to the district and confirmed the identities of the victims, Dean said they followed the district’s crisis protocol and established rooms in each of the high schools where students who wanted to speak with a counselor could do so.

“It really became real to me when I was heading to my crisis team meeting (at South) and I saw a young lady walking the other way down the hallway, crying,” Dean said.

Just one district student dying in this incident would have been devastating, but

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Grosse Pointe Public School System Superintendent Jon Dean gives a press conference Feb. 14 at Barnes Early Childhood Center in Grosse Pointe Woods in the wake of a mass shooting that claimed the lives of two district graduates. the fact that the community lost two of its promising young people makes it an even harder blow.

“It was a moment of disbelief,” Dean said of learning that a North graduate had also been killed, after earlier learning of the South victim. “I had a parent say to me, ‘Jon,

this has to be wrong.’ I wish it was wrong.”

At press time, classes in the district were continuing as usual. Dean said any students who needed to stay home were allowed to do so, but most of the students felt more comfortable continuing their normal school routine. The schools weren’t planning any memorial services at press time; Dean said community partners were planning events of this nature outside of regular school hours.

“It’s really important that you give the kids what they need. … The best thing for most of our kids is to keep school, school,” Dean said.

Dean said students in the elementary and middle schools were not being told about the shooting, but the news had been shared with the high schoolers. He said the district was “prepared to support them with our mental health teams” as they dealt with the news.

In partnership with local therapists, drop-in grief counseling was organized by The Family Center of Grosse Pointe and Harper Woods Feb. 14 and 15.

“Our deepest condolences are with the families and friends of the victims of the Michigan State tragedy,” Family Center Ex-

ecutive Director Jennifer Bingaman said in a statement.

The close-knit community is rallying around parents and students reeling from this horrific loss.

“I have felt an intense amount of support in our community,” Dean said.

State Sen. Kevin Hertel, state Rep. Joe Tate and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer have all reached out to GPPSS to offer help and support, Dean said.

Grosse Pointe Farms Mayor Louis Theros issued a statement Feb. 14 in the wake of the shooting. It reads, in part: “It is with heavy heart that we are again confronted with another senseless tragedy, this time at Michigan State University. Two of the young lives lost are graduates of Grosse Pointe North and South. The collective love and support of our community is needed more than ever for their families and others impacted by this heinous act. … Today, we are all Spartans. We are united in helping our community heal from this heartbreaking loss of life.”

Harper Woods Mayor Valerie Kindle also released a statement.

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acknowledge that we have lost one of our own in the senseless tragedy at Michigan State University,” Kindle’s statement reads, in part. “Arielle Diamond Anderson was a shining star of her family and of Harper Woods. She was a graduate of Grosse Pointe North High School, a junior at MSU and aspiring to become a surgeon. I ask that we as a community hold this family up in prayer as we try to make sense of such a senseless and unspeakable crime.”

Grosse Pointe Park Mayor Michele Hodges — whose own daughters were at MSU the night of the shooting — issued a statement as well.

“To the Grosse Pointe Communities and residents of Grosse Pointe Park, please join me in extending a deep and penetrating love to the Fraser and Anderson families, for they are so very dear to this community,” Hodges wrote, in part. “Life is precious, especially the lives of our children, and especially the beloved children of our very own community. Also precious are the bonds that unite us, that equip us to help the people we love most when horrific tragedy strikes. To

that end, we must embrace the Fraser and Anderson families with hope and love. We must give them the promise that the legacy of Brian and Arielle, and the goodness they represent, will endure in our hearts. To the families of those students at Michigan State, we mourn with you this tragic event.”

At press time, five MSU students injured in the shooting remained hospitalized.

Dean said he was a teacher when the Columbine High School shooting occurred in Colorado in 1999. Since then, there have been 366 school shootings, according to the Washington Post, which has been tracking this data.

“I took this pause and thought, how is this possible that this happened in the first place — this senseless act of violence,” Dean said of the MSU shooting. “We have to figure out how we can supplement the mental health of our kids and the mental health of our adults … so there isn’t another superintendent giving a press conference (like this).”

The National Disaster Distress Helpline was inviting anyone impacted by the MSU shooting and in need of immediate counseling to call (800) 985-5990.

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In Oakland and Macomb counties, there are many women who have started their own businesses. In one village, the downtown retail area is entirely made up of women-owned businesses.

Retail shops in downtown Franklin are 100% woman owned, including many shops and eateries. Madeleine’s French Patisserie is one of the newer additions to downtown Franklin. They have been in business for about a year.

“In general, I have found that the town has been very supportive,” Madeleine’s French Patisserie owner and head pastry chef Holly Kaiser said.

Since Franklin is a small village, Kaiser said she has had to be creative to attract people to her business. However, collaborating with surrounding businesses has helped bring awareness to Madeleine’s French Patisserie.

For instance, the business provides charcuterie orders for Tangerine Wine, which in turn provides the wine-tasting portion for special events held by Madeleine’s French Patisserie.

Denise Grace, the founder and president of Grace Financial Group and Women Empowered by Grace, does educational workshops to benefit women and their finances.

Networking through the Greater Farmington Area Chamber of Commerce has widened Grace’s outreach and has helped her find clients who are interested in becoming more confident in their finances, she said.

Some of Grace’s clients are small-business owners. She said she would encourage these clients to network, beginning with the chamber of commerce.

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Grosse Pointe Theatre keeps audiences guessing — and giggling — with ‘Clue’

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WOODS — March madness has a different meaning for Grosse Pointe Theatre this year.

GPT will be treating audiences to murder, mirth and mayhem — not basketball — with a production of “Clue: On Stage” March 2 to 12 in the auditorium at Parcells Middle School in Grosse Pointe Woods.

Inspired by the Hasbro board game and based on the 1985 movie, “Clue: On Stage” explores the murder of Mr. Boddy at Boddy Manor in the midst of a dinner party, leading a cast of quirky characters to try to figure out who the killer is.

“As a child, I always loved playing the game,” director Olyvia O’Donnell, of Grosse Pointe Farms, said in a press release. “Finding out the correct combination (of murder weapon and suspect) was always so satisfying. When the opportunity came along to direct ‘Clue,’ I knew I had to jump on it.

The idea of being able to work together with my cast and investigate questions together like, ‘Who grabbed the revolver and shot Mr. Boddy?’ or ‘Did Mrs. White actually kill all

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Grosse Pointe Theatre’s “Clue: On Stage” merges suspense with laughs. of her husbands?’ It was thrilling!”

In an email interview, O’Donnell said the play is set in a home not far from Washington, D.C., in 1954, on a dark and stormy night.

“The setting helps set the mood, influence the way characters behave, affect the dialog and reflects the society in which the

characters live,” O’Donnell said.

It’s not exactly a whodunit in the Agatha Christie or Sherlock Holmes model, though.

“This is an hour and a half of mystery and laughs!” O’Donnell said. “I would say it is more of a (zany) whodunit.”

“Clue” marks O’Donnell’s directorial

debut with GPT, after serving as apprentice director for GPT’s production last year of “The Sound of Music.”

O’Donnell wanted to avoid letting the show become ridiculous by getting the actors to ground their characters as real people. “‘Clue’ straddles goofy and dark comedy,” O’Donnell said. “The silly jokes, physical humor and awkwardness perfectly mix realism and absurdity. There are too many witty one-liners to list, and it is a good oldfashioned murder mystery.”

It helps that O’Donnell has experienced actors like Nick Marinello, of Mount Clemens, who plays Wadsworth. In an email interview, Marinello said Wadsworth is “the consummate English butler” but also someone with “his own secrets.”

“Audiences can expect a fast-paced, witty, tight show performed by a very talented group of actors,” Marinello said. “That has been the real joy of the process, being able to play opposite such talented and giving actors. The show has great throwbacks to both the movie and the board game. If you ever sat up on a Friday game night and played Clue, you will love how this is brought to See CLUE on page 22A

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While she understands that networking can be intimidating — entering a room full of new people — she emphasizes the importance of taking a step outside of one’s comfort zone to make valuable connections.

“People are there to network. People are there to meet new people, so don’t think that they don’t want to meet you, because that is what they are there for,” Grace said.

Grace is the chair of the Women’s+ Business Committee through the Greater Farmington Area Chamber of Commerce. Within this committee, Grace said, she focuses on nurturing camaraderie and personal connections in addition to professional contacts.

“In our chamber and in our women’s group, we are about supporting each other’s businesses, because the more those businesses grow, the better it is for our whole community,” Grace said.

Kelly Finley, a broker and the owner of New Century Realtors in Troy, said her favorite part about networking is meeting new people and having “just the right person” to introduce others to.

In addition to her work, Finley networks through being a member of the Troy Chamber of Commerce and the Detroit Athletic Club.

Finley said going out of her comfort zone and meeting people has helped her make connections she would otherwise not have made, which has ultimately benefited her career.

“Women in business are a force, and I think that the more people that you meet, the more opportunities you have,” Finley said.

Rachel Devries, the membership engagement manager for the Birmingham Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce, said her job is to help introduce people to one another at the chamber’s many networking events.

While she helps people network as her job now, she said all of her jobs have been found through networks.

“I think it (networking) is really important for all genders, but especially for women who are having a slower time getting back into the workforce from COVID. I think it is so important that we are out and about and meeting people. The more you can get to know someone, the more you can build that trust,” Devries said.

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CITY — While no one appears to be trying to live on the streets of Grosse Pointe City, officials said they wanted to have the tools and regulations in place to deal with such an issue, should it happen.

As City Public Safety Director John Alcorn explained, the camping in public places ordinance prohibits camping on public property, which is defined as cooking, sleeping or living in a public space outdoors.

The ordinance — which was unanimously approved by a vote of the Grosse Pointe City Council Jan. 23 — is mostly aimed at discouraging homeless individuals from taking up residence on City streets, although it prohibits recreational camping in public spaces as well.

Alcorn said the ordinance “builds in a compassionate approach” by making sure that any individuals who might try to live on the streets are offered help first. In addition, Alcorn said the ordinance “also provides guidance for situations where inclement weather could be a factor, and to involve the Crisis Intervention Team to assist if a camping problem arises.”

The ordinance reads, in part: “The

police department shall attempt to keep a current list of shelters in the Metro-Detroit area. When there is inclement weather, police officers shall not enforce the ordinance if there are no temporary shelters or safe havens available. Whenever possible, members of the police department Crisis Intervention Team will be called on to assist with enforcement of this ordinance.”

Alcorn said he wanted to have this rule on the books in case it’s ever needed, because it gives his officers tools and a policy to follow in these situations.

“We don’t have a problem with this in Grosse Pointe City,” Alcorn said.

City Councilman Dave Fries asked if the ordinance covered lewd behavior.

City Attorney Chuck Kennedy said lewd behavior is forbidden under the terms of a different law.

“That’s already covered,” Kennedy said.

The ordinance forbids camping of a recreational nature in public spaces, as well as setting up camp as a primary residence.

However, the ordinance won’t prevent the City’s annual camping event for kids at Neff Park. Instead, it bans camping “without the express written permission of the City.”

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Grants could fund safety improvements in area of Mack and Vernier

BY K. MICHELLE MORAN kmoran@candgnews.com

WOODS — As motorists and pedestrians know, the intersection of Mack Avenue and Vernier Road in Grosse Pointe Woods is extremely busy and can be dangerous, especially when students from Parcells Middle School and even nearby Mason Elementary School are dismissed for the day.

Officials in Grosse Pointe Woods and the Grosse Pointe Public School System hope to make that stretch of roadway less hazardous in the near future.

Woods City Administrator Frank Schulte told the Woods City Council that the city received a $720,000 federal safety grant from the Michigan Department of Transportation to make changes at the intersection that are geared toward enhancing safety.

“We’ve been working with the school system for quite some time,” Schulte said.

In addition, Schulte said the city is awaiting approval of an additional grant of $660,000 in American Rescue Plan Act dollars from Wayne County.

He said the school district would be

applying for a state Safe Routes to School grant on Feb. 22 that could bring in another $600,000, which would be split as $300,000 apiece for Parcells and Mason. There’s no required match for this grant, but Schulte said the city needed to approve a resolution in favor of the project that would be included with the district’s grant application.

During a meeting Feb. 6, the Woods City Council unanimously approved the resolution.

The project would involve safety improvements at Mack and Vernier, as well as Sunningdale Drive, which spills out onto Vernier.

City Councilwoman Angela Coletti Brown asked Schulte “in terms of timing” when the work might be done.

Schulte said he anticipated construction taking place as soon as school let out for the summer in 2025.

“The majority of the work would be done in the summer,” Schulte said.

With the rising costs of labor and materials, City Councilman Kenneth Gafa wondered if grant money would cover the estimated cost of the project.

“Are we going to be able to secure our

costs and labor at the time (work is done)?”

Gafa asked.

Schulte said they tried to come up with an estimate that assumes what the project will cost in the coming years, but he couldn’t guarantee that the estimate would match the actual cost.

“First, we need to secure the grants,”

Schulte said. “Then, we go out to bid” to get actual prices from contractors.

Schulte said they’re hopeful this project can be completed without the use of any city money. He said it would be included in the 2024-25 fiscal year budget.

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WOODS — Continuing its legacy as the No. 1 golf club for Evans Scholars, the Western Golf Association awarded three Evans Scholarships to caddies at the Lochmoor Club in Grosse Pointe Woods. The Lochmoor Club’s caddie program works in conjunction with the WGA, and over 315 caddies nationwide were awarded scholarships this year through their respective golf courses.

Grosse Pointe North seniors Chris Murray, Jacob Simcox and Rita Shemmai were awarded the $125,000 scholarships to go toward four years of tuition and housing at the University of Michigan or Michigan State University.

“It’s really an unbelievable scholarship for these kids; it’s really life changing,” WGA Director and Lochmoor Caddie Chair Blake Johnson said.

The WGA Evans Scholarship, which was founded in 1930, is a scholarship awarded to young caddies throughout the United States, with 21 universities nationwide enrolling Evans Scholars.

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a B average or higher in college preparatory classes, and represent Lochmoor with strong character and leadership.

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Lochmoor has a history of graduating WGA Evans Scholars, ranking No. 1 in current Evans Scholars in school (10) and all-time Evans Scholars alumni (156) since Lochmoor began participating in the Evans Scholarship in the 1950s. Grosse Pointe North High School ranks second in current Evans Scholars in school (five).

Johnson said Lochmoor’s continued success in caddies being awarded the Evans Scholarship is built on the caddie program’s foundation.

“We’ve kind of built a mechanism and things to drive that success,” Johnson said.

For more information on the Lochmoor Club Caddie Program and the WGA Evans Scholarship, visit www. lochmoorclub.com/golf/caddie-program.

High school: Grosse Pointe North Years at Lochmoor Club: 4+ Caddie rank: Honor (ranks are determined based on rated performances after each round) Caddie rounds: 200 College: University of Michigan Note from Blake Johnson: “Watching him come into his own and come out of his shell over the three or four years as a caddie has been really fun to watch. He’s really become a strong young man.”

How Murray found out: “I had just got home from school, and I saw my mom at the kitchen table talking with my grandma on the phone, crying. After she finished talking to my grandma, she showed me the envelope where it told me that I won the scholarship. I didn’t know what to feel in the moment; it was so unreal that I stood in shock for, like, five minutes trying to process what just happened.”

RITA SHEMMAI

High school: Grosse Pointe North Years at Lochmoor Club: 5

Caddie rank: Honor Caddie rounds: 300 College: University of Michigan Note from Blake Johnson: “I remember Rita at training, and she was so small when she started training. The golf bag was bigger than she was, and I remember thinking, ‘Man, I don’t know how she’s going to do this.’ She wrestled that bag down the fairway.”

How Shemmai found out: “I found out that I won the scholarship from a package that I received from the WGA in the mail. Once I opened it and read the letter, I felt a rush of joy, thankfulness and excitement.”

JACOB SIMCOX

High school: Grosse Pointe North Years at Lochmoor Club: 4 Caddie rank: Honor Caddie rounds: 250 College: Michigan State University Note from Blake Johnson: “We’ve watched Jacob become a confident young man throughout his years with us.”

How Simcox found out: “I found out when I got a letter in the mail. It was nerve-wracking receiving the mail and opening it, but once I did, I was met with a large wave of joy.”

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Pointers and their vehicles.

They include Howard Kay, of Grosse Pointe Park, who said he has “an absolute passion for Detroit automotives.” Kay and his wife, Maurya, co-own a 1963 Pontiac Grand Prix, 1971 Mach 1 Ford Mustang and 1973 Ford Mustang convertible; the last two vehicles will be on display this year.

“I’ve been building cars since I was born,” said Kay. But while he said Autorama has always been “very special” for him, it wasn’t until Kay put his fourth child through college in 2019 that he was able to acquire his first vehicle for Autorama — the Grand Prix. Just eight weeks after getting it, he said he was at Autorama with the vehicle. While it looked good on the exterior, Kay quickly learned from the evaluation by the judges that the vehicle needed a lot of work to get up to Autorama’s exacting standards to win an award.

“I had to go back to the drawing board with that car,” Kay said.

A year later, in 2020, Kay again entered the Grand Prix and won a fifth-place ranking — not bad at all for a vehicle that he said will never be entirely pristine because he likes to drive it and lets friends drive it as well.

“Part of the appeal is sharing them with other people,” Kay said of his cars. “They’re meant to be driven.”

The Grand Prix is a four-speed stick shift, which makes it rare — only about 5,000 of the more than 70,000 of these Grand Prix cars were stick shifts, he said.

In the 2022 Autorama, Kay earned a fourth-place honor for his Grand Prix, and his Mach 1 — which he purchased in 2020 — won a sixth-place honor during its Autorama debut. It’s an especially high honor for him because he said Autorama is “in the top five shows of all of the judged shows in the country,” Kay said.

Kay said there are usually about 800 to 900 cars at Autorama.

“It’s really grown in popularity,” he said.

It’s become an annual tradition for Kay, his friends and his family. “(I’m) really looking forward to it,” Kay said. “It’s my break from the winter.”

Autorama is also a family tradition for Jake Sippl and his dad, Gary Sippl, both of Grosse Pointe Woods. Jake Sippl will be displaying his 1930 Ford Model A. “I’ve been to every Autorama since I was in a stroller,” said Sippl, 27, “It’s a whole-family affair. I’ve been surrounded by autos my whole life.”

His vehicle is no conventional Model A. “I built this up to be a traditional hot

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“Happy Days” fans can meet Henry “The Fonz” Winkler at Autorama this year. He is scheduled to be there all weekend long. rod,” Sippl said. “The whole car’s been very heavily modified.”

It’s a vehicle that people hear before they see; Sippl laughingly said the hot rod is so loud, it causes buildings to shake.

“My dad and I built this car together,” Sippl said. “It’s a fun experience that him and I do.”

The custom Model A “has won a significant amount of awards,” said Sippl. He enjoys driving it in the summer.

Sippl — a CNC machinist — makes race car components professionally, and he races go-karts for fun.

“Cars and stuff with engines and racing — that’s my world,” Sippl said.

He hails from an automotive family but said his dad never pushed him into that field — it was just something he gravitated toward on his own. Like a lot of young people, Sippl remembers driving “crappy cars” as a teen, so he learned how to fix them because they often needed costly repairs that didn’t fit in with a young person’s budget.

Jon Clark, of Grosse Pointe Park, is slated to be in this year’s Autorama with his 1919 Dodge Speedster, according to event organizers.

There will also be bands, vehicles by famed custom designer Ed “Big Daddy” Roth and more.

Celebrity guests appearing at Autorama will include Henry Winkler — aka “The Fonz” from “Happy Days” — as well as hiphop legend Flavor Flav and Dave Kindig of TV’s “Bitchin’ Rides.”

“It’s just a fun place to hang out for a couple of hours,” Kay said.

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life on the stage.”

Like O’Donnell, Marinello has a longstanding connection to this show.

“I have been a fan of this movie for as long as I can remember,” Marinello said. “It was a film that I saw as a kid in the early ’90s, so I caught it after it had become a cult classic. It’s a movie I can quote from extensively, and getting the chance to play this iconic role was too good to pass up. Plus, the show is hilarious. It is the classic whodunit and has such an iconic place in American culture.”

After directing and handling other behind-the-scenes responsibilities for GPT in recent years, Marinello is excited to be back on the stage.

The cast also includes Hannah Roth as Yvette, Ashley Wickett-Lane as Miss Scarlett, Lynnie Heinemann as Mrs. Peacock, Meg Berger as Mrs. White, Dominic Aldini as Colonel Mustard, Justin Bradley as Pro-

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“Clue: On Stage” should offer audiences a welcome respite from the often-gloomy days of late winter in Michigan.

“Grosse Pointe Theatre is celebrating 75 Years … and is going strong,” O’Donnell said. “GPT has been providing wonderful theater for Southeast Michigan customers since 1948, and we continue to delight audiences with our blend of musicals, dramas and comedies. ‘Clue’ is no different. Audiences can expect an hour and a half of mystery and comedy. I think they should use this as an opportunity to just have fun and escape.”

Parcells Middle School is located at 20600 Mack Ave., at the corner of Mack and Vernier Road. For tickets or more information, call the GPT box office at (313) 8814004 or visit www.gpt.org.

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GRIEF AND LOSS SUPPORT GROUP OFFERS SESSION DATES

METRO DETROIT — Jewish Family Service is scheduled to offer sessions of a grief and loss support group for women 60 and older.

The group is set to be led by JFS licensed master social workers and clinicians Mayim Meyers and Cici Syms, and it will focus on providing a supportive space to begin to process grief. Participants will learn coping skills, the non-linear process of grief, increased understanding of typical and complex grief, and connections with others in a similar place, according to a press release.

The session dates are scheduled to take place 10-11:30 a.m. Fridays March 10 and 24, April 14 and 28, May 5, and June 2.

According to the release, group size is limited.

For more information, contact Mayim Meyers at (248) 592-2694 or mmeyers@jfsdetroit.org.

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WEST BLOOMFIELD — Volunteer Meals on Wheels drivers are needed in West Bloomfield, according to the township’s website.

Pickup is at the West Bloomfield Parks and Recreation office, located at 4640 Walnut Lake Road.

Pickups are scheduled for 9:30 a.m., with routes typically taking between an hour and an hour and a half, according to the website.

Volunteers are the backbone of the program, the site states. “Not only do our volunteers deliver meals to our homebound seniors, they also deliver a warm smile and a friendly greeting. … Our seniors are able to remain in their homes due to the generosity and kindness of our many volunteers.”

For more information, call Lucy at (810) 632-2155 or send an email to info@lwmow.org.

OAKLAND COUNTY PARKS SEEKS SEASONAL STAFF

OAKLAND COUNTY — The Oakland County Parks and Recreation Department is seeking seasonal staff as it prepares for its spring and summer seasons. The department stated that it has “hundreds” of jobs that need to be filled at its various campgrounds, aquatic facilities, golf courses and parks within the next few months.

The jobs come with perks such as a $500 cash bonus, annual vehicle permits and a limited number of passes to use the facilities. There are positions available for ages 16 and older starting at $13.52 an hour. For job descriptions, salary ranges, application requirements and qualifications, visit OakGov.com/jobs. For more information, visit OaklandCounty Parks.com.

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Community Choice Foundation plans to award $100,000 in scholarships METRO DETROIT — Community Choice Foundation announced that applications are now open for its college, continuing education and skilled trades scholarships.

The foundation has awarded more than $1.4 million in scholarships to almost 300 students since 2009. A total of $100,000 will be awarded to students in 2023, with 15 $5,000 college scholarships, six $2,500 continuing education scholarships and four $2,500 skilled trades scholarships.

Applying students must be Michigan residents and attend a Michigan-based institution, academy or training program following high school graduation. Applicants will be judged by their academic achievements, community involvement and extracurricular activities, along with completion of an essay.

“We look for students who have a passion for the future and who are very goal-oriented and motivated both with their careers and in support of their communities,” Community Choice Foundation Executive Director Kevin McAlpine said in a prepared statement.

The scholarship program is funded by Community Choice Credit Union and the generous support of its members, team members and local businesses. Applications are due Feb. 28 and may be filled out online by visiting CommunityChoiceFoundation.org. Scholarship winners will be announced in April.

Community Choice Foundation is the charitable arm of Community Choice Credit Union and is a registered 501(c)(3) organization. For more information, visit CommunityChoiceFoundation.org or call (877) 243-2528, ext. 2460.

MSGCU to award more than $100,000 in scholarships this year METRO DETROIT — Michigan Schools and Government Credit Union announced today that applications are being accepted for its annual scholarship program through Feb. 28. The Credit Union has awarded more than $1 million in scholarships to more than 500 students and educators since the inception of its program.

MSGCU is offering various scholarships to 33 recipients. Nonmembers are welcome to apply and must become members if selected as scholarship recipients. The credit union welcomes everyone in Michigan to bank with it. Online applications can be submitted at msgcu.org/ scholarships.

The following scholarships are available: • The Educational Solutions Scholarship helps high school seniors with plans to attend college with 18 scholarships of $2,500 each.

• The Rudolph Heino High School Scholarship is for high school seniors heading to college with a demonstrated commitment to helping others. Five scholarships of $2,500 are available.

• The Larry Swantek Educational Studies Scholarship is for high school seniors and current college students planning to become teachers. There are four scholarships of $2,500.

• The Milo Perreault Educator Advantage Scholarship helps certified educators and administrators continue their educations. They can apply for one of four scholarships of $2,500.

• The William Cayen Skilled Trades Scholarship is available to two individuals pursuing certification in electrical, HVAC, automotive or other skilled trades programs. Each scholarship is for $2,500.

• The Credit Union also funds the Stephen Thomas First Responder Scholarship, which supports first responders enrolled in police and/ or fire academies at local colleges with 14 scholarships of $2,000 each. Applications occur directly with Macomb Community College, Oakland Community College, Washtenaw Community College and Schoolcraft Community College. Students can apply for this scholarship throughout the year and more information is available through the program directors of each academy.

Visit msgcu.org/scholarships for details and to learn more about the application process.

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STERLING HEIGHTS — On the night of Jan. 22, police investigated a shoplifting incident involving multiple suspects allegedly concealing merchandise at the Walmart at 33201 Van Dyke Ave., near 14 Mile Road.

Upon learning about the suspects from dispatch, police reportedly caught one running out of the store’s doors, arrested him and reportedly found a Taurus pistol in his possession.

Police also learned that another suspect reportedly had hidden a $149 drone in his pants. However, the man dropped the drone when store staff stopped him near the front door, police said.

Police cite 2 for drive-thru disorderly conduct

Women refuse to pay for food

STERLING HEIGHTS — Police investigated an incident at a restaurant in the 33000 block of Van Dyke Avenue, near 14 Mile Road, Jan. 20.

According to a restaurant manager, two women had allegedly eaten there for around an hour and wanted to leave without paying. Police spoke to a woman and her mother, and one of them reportedly said the food was unappetizing and old. One of the women also reportedly said she ate nothing.

Police watched surveillance video and reportedly concluded that it was a civil matter and that police couldn’t force the women to pay. The women then reportedly left the restaurant.

MOUNT CLEMENS — A Macomb County Facilities and Operations van was burned in a parking garage at around 2 a.m. Jan. 29.

Deputies from the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office and Mount Clemens firefighters were dispatched to the parking garage the van was stored in, finding the 2005 Ford Econoline on fire. The fire was put out with only cosmetic damage to the parking structure, based on assessments from structural engineers dispatched to the scene. The van will be replaced in the future, and the site of the fire will be power washed once temperatures go above freezing.

A 36-year-old Detroit man, Jessie Young, was arrested and charged with third-degree arson and fourth-degree arson. He faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted. Young was arraigned by Judge Carrie Fuca in the 41B District Court on Jan. 30. His bail was set at $100,000 cash or surety, according to court records.

Young’s attorney, Shawn Coppens, said Young has a history of mental health issues and he is working to get Young the help he needs. At a probable cause conference Feb. 7, the district court referred Young for a competency evaluation.

Investigators did not address a possible motive for Young’s alleged actions.

Items stolen while homeowner on vacation

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — In the early hours of Jan. 6, a break-in allegedly occurred when the home’s occupant was on vacation in Jamaica.

The victim told Clinton Township police that she was first notified of the break-in when she saw fraud alerts for credit cards and noticed three people walking around her North Nunley Road home through surveillance camera footage.

The victim said an $80,000 engagement ring, a safe with $30,000 in Pandora jewelry, seven boxes of Louis Vuitton purses estimated at $150,000, a Cartier watch, and Xbox and Nintendo Switch video game consoles were stolen, according to the report.

She believes her husband may be responsible for the break-in due to a bad divorce, though the report lists no suspects.

Pizza thefts reported

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — On Jan. 20, Clinton Township police received two calls to Eureka Drive properties for malicious activity targeting pizza delivery drivers.

At noon, a Domino’s delivery driver was approached by two men who asked, “Where’s Mike?”

The driver told police she told the men she did not

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ST. CLAIR SHORES — At 6:07 a.m. on Jan. 26, St Clair Shores officers were dispatched to assist the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office with a stolen vehicle report in the 3000 block of Harbor Place Drive.

A suspect allegedly led the police on a chase in the stolen vehicle and later on foot when the vehicle got stuck in the snow trying to avoid police at a dead end.

The suspect was apprehended and taken into custody. It was later discovered that the suspect had an outstanding warrant for absconding parole.

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — An unknown female suspect known only as “Liz” to the victim is said to have stolen a rented white 2021 Toyota 4Runner from the victim in the Grosse Pointe Woods Kroger parking lot on Mack Avenue at around 1:26 p.m. Jan. 25, according to a police report filed Jan. 30.

The victim told police he knew the suspect “from around” and picked her up from the Houston/Whittier/Somerset area in Detroit in order to give her a ride to her friend’s home on Harper Avenue.

The victim told police he told the suspect that he needed to stop at the grocery store to pick up a few items before dropping her off. He left the suspect inside the running vehicle while he was in the store, and when he returned to the parking lot, he said he could find neither “Liz” nor the vehicle.

Patio furniture taken

Man reports assault, attempted robbery

ST. CLAIR SHORES — An officer was doing a plaza check when he was alerted to an attempted robbery in the 20000 block of Eight Mile Road at 7:27 p.m. on Jan. 20.

The victim, a 70-year-old male, said he saw two suspects standing near an entrance. When he got closer, the suspects allegedly demanded he hand over his car keys. The victim started to run toward the entrance when he tripped and fell, knocking out one of his teeth and hitting his chin. One of the suspects allegedly pepper sprayed him before they ran off.

The victim reportedly went inside the building before the staff flagged the officer down. A woman said she saw the two suspects as she was entering the building and thought they looked suspicious but did not tell the staff.

Retail fraud suspects sought

Suspect sought in vehicle theft

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Police were looking for two unknown suspects after they reportedly stole approximately 10 gallons of windshield wiper fluid — valued at $4.55 each, for a total loss of $40.55 — from the Shell gas station at Mack Avenue and Moross Road at around 3:15 a.m. Jan. 30.

The gas station attendant told police that one of the suspects loaded the jugs of windshield wiper fluid through the passenger window of a silver four-door Ford sedan, possibly a 2003 Contour. When the gas station attendant went outside to confront the male

GROSSE POINTE PARK — Police said an unknown suspect or suspects stole patio furniture and an electric light pole from the exterior of a residence in the 1000 block of Wayburn Street between the hours of 2 p.m. and 7:35 p.m. Feb. 4.

Speeder arrested for possession of drugs

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Police pulled over a 27-year-old Grosse Pointe Farms man in the area of Lincoln Road and Mack Avenue at 12:50 p.m. Jan. 29 after the driver failed to stop at a stop sign, had no visible license plate and was driving 52 mph in a 35 mph zone. Police said they found a license plate in the back window — which was covered with snow — but it belonged on a different vehicle and had expired in August 2022.

The driver told police the license plate was from a different truck he had owned in the past; he said he had purchased the truck he was now driving about six months ago but never transferred the registration. The driver also admitted his vehicle was uninsured, police said. Police said they saw clear plastic packages inside the truck with white residue, metal scrubbing pad material and burned pieces of tinfoil — all consistent with drug use. Police also found a tiny clear plastic bag containing an unidentified white powder; police said the bag was too small to contain a coin or stamps and was consistent with single use narcotics packaging. When asked about the powder, the driver said it was “probably” Fentanyl. The suspect was arrested for possession of narcotics and his vehicle was impounded.

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suspect, the male suspect jumped into the back seat and the female driver took off, heading north on Moross into Detroit. Police said the suspects are facing possible third-degree retail fraud charges.

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know Mike and went to the delivery address, where she was told they did not order pizza. The driver informed police another Domino’s driver was robbed the night before on an order to that address.

Around 4:30 p.m., a Sorrento’s delivery driver brought pizza to a Eureka Drive home and was approached by two men asking if he worked for Sorrento’s. One of the men implied they had a gun before the driver was pushed. His bag was stolen, and the suspects ran off.

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STERLING HEIGHTS — At around 3 a.m. Jan. 21, police were notified that someone had hit a worker at a fast food restaurant at the corner of Mound Road and Metropolitan Parkway. Police dispatch reported hearing lots of screaming.

When officers arrived at the scene, they found a silver Chrysler 300 leaving the restaurant’s parking lot, which matched a suspect vehicle description, so officers stopped it and talked to two occupants.

A male occupant reportedly said the restaurant worker didn’t seem to understand him when he placed his drive-thru order, leading to an argument.

The female occupant reportedly accused the worker of grabbing the man’s shirt and pulling him through the window.

However, the worker reportedly said the man in the car climbed through the drive-thru window, and the female passenger followed and then allegedly grabbed and pulled the worker’s hair before other staff broke them up. After listening to other staff who witnessed the event, police reportedly issued disorderly conduct citations to the two car occupants.

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• HEATED SEATS • ONLY 28K MILES

STK# C22390

$

*

$

2020 CHEVROLET EQUINOX LT

• REMOTE START • LOW MILES

STK# C22150

$

SEATS

D HEATE

2020 CHEVROLET EQUINOX LT

*

• HEATED SEATS • TECHNOLOGY PKG. STK# C21370

48,888

$

*

*Plus title, tax, plates, doc and CVR fees. Vehicles available at time of printing. No Salvage or branded titles. Certain restrictions may apply, see dealer for details. Limited Powertrain Warranty is on certified vehicles from original in-service date and whichever comes first, time or mileage. 2 years or 24,000 miles of scheduled vehicle maintenance is on certified pre-owned vehicles, includes oil and filter changes, tire rotations and multi-point inspections. Sale ends 2/28/2023.

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